Balcony on top of my bay window

Idiophreak

flea72 wrote: »

Prob because the garden is overlooked, so they thought by being up in the air they wouldnt be so noticeable. They seem to have forgot the peeping tom at the end of the garden has a zoom lens

Which raises an interesting idea...OP, wouldn't you feel more secure if you had a CCTV camera looking down over your porch

labellemo

Once the walls have been renovated cameras will be fitted and yes one may well cover the balcony.

xylophone

grotesque

That's putting it kindly! Did the previous owner actually have planning permission for this excrescence?

gingin_2

labellemo wrote: »

Thanks justcat, this was just to show what I am trying to do for the house. This is the front and the grotesque ground floor extension will soon be gone to reveal a window to match the others in this elevation. I hope you can see that I want to return this house to its former glory and having someone spoiling it by some sort of land grab irked me a bit.

I love the house, it could be absolutely gorgeous when you're done. I'm desperately looking for period do-er upper in my area and if that came up as is, I'd snap it up.

I can't offer anything other than to say I am stunned by their balcony. It's just bizarre.

RAS

gingin wrote: »

II can't offer anything other than to say I am stunned by their balcony. It's just bizarre.

If the house has been run down for 50 years, then I suspect the previous owner(s) were just unable to fight off/reject the incursion or plain not bothered.

And given the shadows on the first photo, I assume that the balcony gets the sun long after the garden is in shade?

labellemo

xylophone

I suspect the outbuilding was put up in the late 1800s or very early 1900s judging by the arched brickwork above the windows which have been replaced in the 1940s by the present square windows, its hard to see in the picture. I presume no planning was required in those days.

RAS

Absolutely correct on both points.

Idiophreak

How about suggesting a glass partition is put up? This wouldn't block any of their light, but would act as a physical barrier to prevent them seeing into your (main) window. Then you can just keep the curtain drawn over the side window they could still see in...I think you have to write that one off anyway.

labellemo

I did suggest an opaque glass screen but they rejected this and want everything left as it is.

Mojisola

Does that side window open? If it does, you could open it and sit at the window every time they use the balcony and be friendly. They might see the point of having some screening or a nice big plant between you and them.

fed_up_and_stressed

All these responses are far too meek. Pull down the porch. Problem solved.